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BORNEO, 19TH CENTURY
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AN INDONESIAN DAYAK PAINTED WOOD SHIELD
BORNEO, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated with red and black masks to the front and scrolling patterns to the reverse, applied with horizontal bands of human hair, integral handle to the reverse, mounted on a later metal stand
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high
BORNEO, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated with red and black masks to the front and scrolling patterns to the reverse, applied with horizontal bands of human hair, integral handle to the reverse, mounted on a later metal stand
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high
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